Just got in a new house and the shop is going in the basement. No nice high ceilings either. I just finished ripping out a drop ceiling to get a few more inches and need to put in all new lights. I would like to use 2 bulb T8 fixtures that I can tuck up between the joists a little bit.

Have been trying to research fixtures/ballast as much as I can, and the general comments are to avoid the cheapo ones. Since I don't need that many I would like to find some better quality ones, but all the ones I have seen in stock at the home centers are only the cheapo sub $10 ones. So where does one find ones that a little better? All will be hard wired if that makes any difference

If anyone knows any place I should check out, or specific models to check to see if maybe the home centers can order it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks